Program Records,

circa 1964-1969, 1978-1994

Summary

National Museum of American History. Office of the Assistant Director for Academic Programs

Dates:

circa 1964-1969, 1978-1994

Languages:

English

Physical Description:

7.5 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) (1 document box)

Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of the records of Gary Kulik, Assistant Director for Academic Programs, National Museum of American History (NMAH), from 1987 to 1994. Some records date back to when Kulik was Assistant Curator for the Division of Textiles, 1978-1982; Vice-Chairman of the Department of Social and Cultural History, 1980-1982, and Chairman, 1983-1986; and Editor of the "American Quarterly," circa 1988-1994. Materials include incoming and outgoing correspondence with professional organizations, universities, museums, private corporations, historical societies, federal agencies, and the general public; reports, minutes of meetings, and other information pertaining to symposiums and conferences attended; personal research papers, such as "Designing the Past History: Museum Exhibitions from Peale to the Present" and "Textile-Mill Labor in the Blackstone Valley: Work and protest in the Nineteenth Century;" memoranda concerning administrative agendas for NMAH, as well as planning for the Hall of Textiles; academic program proposals; fellowship program information; and conference papers written by scholars of social and cultural history.

Notes

SI Records

Using the Collection

Prefered Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 94-092, National Museum of American History. Office of the Assistant Director for Academic Programs, Program Records